Back To Health Osteopathy

Osteopathy is a type of complementary medicine that focuses on the whole body. An osteopath will look at your posture and the way you stand and walk, often your osteopath will have noticed this before you sit down. After a thorough case history, your osteopath will test the movements of your joints and palpate the muscles to feel any tension that could potentially give you problems. After the examination, your osteopath will discuss the findings with you and how he or she will be able to help you. The treatment consists of stretches, massage, articulation and manipulations to free up your body. Also, your osteopath will give you some advice that are made up of stretches, strengthening exercises, or little tricks that can help you with your pain.

What can osteopathy help with?

It is proven to help with:

generalised aches and pains

joint pains including hip and knee pain from osteoarthritis as an adjunct to core OA treatments and exercise

arthritic pain

general, acute & chronic backache, back pain (not arising from injury or accident)

uncomplicated mechanical neck pain (as opposed to neck pain following injury i.e. whiplash)

headache arising from the neck (cervicogenic)

migraine prevention

frozen shoulder / shoulder and elbow pain / tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) arising from associated musculoskeletal conditions of the back and neck, but not isolated occurrences

circulatory problems

cramp

digestion problems

joint pains, lumbago

sciatica

muscle spasms

neuralgia

fibromyalgia

inability to relax

rheumatic pain

minor sports injuries and tensions

Our advice

Don’t wait for your pain to get worse, let an osteopath have a look at you and help you with your pain. Osteopathy can help to prevent further health problems.

Difference between an osteopath, chiropractor and a physiotherapist.

A physiotherapist these days mainly gives you exercises to strengthen your muscles and stabilising your joints therefore it will decreases your pain.

Osteopathy and chiropractic came from the same philosophy but have diverted in different directions. A chiropractor will mainly focus on the spine and will mainly or only manipulate the spine to achieve relaxation of joints and muscles. While an osteopath will look at the body more in a holistic way, e.g. muscle tightness, leg discrepancy, flat feet, reduced range of movement in certain joints, posture,... This is the reason why we choose to be osteopaths!

Looking forwards to seeing you soon,

Florence & Ray